Ike & Tina Turner

The Profile

Ike & Tina Turner were an American R&B/soul/rock duo led by guitarist-bandleader Ike Turner and powerhouse vocalist Tina Turner. Active from 1960 to 1976, they became renowned for electrifying live shows and landmark recordings such as River Deep – Mountain High, Proud Mary, and Nutbush City Limits.

The duo scored major hits including A Fool In Love (1960), River Deep – Mountain High (1966), Proud Mary (1971), and Nutbush City Limits (1973). They performed as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 as a duo, and won a Grammy for their cover of Proud Mary.

Two high-voltage reviews chart Ike & Tina Turner’s extremes: the grimy, riff-led punch of Nutbush City Limits and the towering, chaotic beauty of River Deep – Mountain High. The writer revels in jukebox mythologies, wall-of-sound avalanches, and Tina’s sandpaper-to-glass roar. Expect exuberant imagery and total admiration.